A view of the Point Street Bridge from a boat on the Providence River is shown in this undated photo. (Photo from Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library)
The toxic remnants of an out-of-use Providence swing bridge are finally coming down with the help of a $2.34 million federal grant, announced by Rhode Island’s congressional delegation Tuesday.
The Point Street Bridge funding, awarded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris program, will cover the cost for the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), along with The Nature Conservancy, to remove 250 tons of toxic and hazardous wooden timbers, pilings and sub-surface debris from the 1927 bridge…